Artificial intelligence will reduce the need for clinical medical physicists

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 6-9

  Tang, Xiaoli ^a   Wang, Brian ^b   Rong, Yi ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HEALTH PHYSICS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HEALTH PHYSICS;

EID: 85040554337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12244     Document Type: Editorial

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